Halloween is almost here and the Joyce family of Hayes is already in the spirit. Jason Joyce, his daughter Emma, wife Christine and son Parker, from left, stand in the decorated front yard of their home on Lakeside Drive in Hayes. Inspired by his father’s all-out Christmas displays, Jason and his family have been large-scale decorating for the spooky season for the past six years. The haunting yard takes around two and a half weeks of evenings and weekends to finish, with all hands-on deck. Though the house might look more like a trick, the Joyce family has a treat front and center for anyone who stops to admire their display: a donation box. Like his father Danny Joyce, who collected numerous donations over the years for Animal Control during the Christmas season, Jason uses his crowd-alluring display as an opportunity to help support the Gloucester County Animal Control shelter. Above the box is a suggestion list of items needed by the local—and currently full—shelter to help provide...
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